Marble Cake Icing Mirror

Spray two 8 inch cake pans with baking spray and line the bottoms with parchment rounds.

Marble cake icing mirror.

Pouring the mirror glaze over the cake. This ensure the glaze solidifies over the cake. Measure exactly do everything very exactly. Temperature is key to make the mirror cake succeed.

The cake needs to be frozen solid and removed from the freezer just before you pour the warm glaze on. As a first step you ll need to bake the cake ice it with a crumb coat that s as smooth as possible and freeze overnight. Use a good quality non flavored gelatin for the best results. I removed it only when i started to pour the mirror glaze on.

Whisk together the flour baking powder and salt in a bowl. So yes a critical element. Level the yellow cake s then frost with a smooth even layer of buttercream. I like to rest the cake on a small cake pan or a wide and short glass.

To make the buttercream mix the butter vanilla milk and powdered sugar in a bowl with a hand mixer. Add a final layer of frosting around the cake ring and attach the last cake layer upside down. Chocolate mousse cakes are not the only way to use mirror glaze. Although the traditional mirror glaze recipe inv.

Chocolate mousse cake with mirror glaze. Prepare the cakes according to the package or use your favorite cake recipe. For the mirror glaze in a small bowl bloom gelatin in cup room temperature water. Chill cake uncovered in a fridge for 30 minutes.

If you can t find glucose yo u can use light corn syrup as well. Slice the top off the cakes to create a flat surface. Frost the top and sides of the cake with a thin even layer of frosting to trap in any crumbs. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.

If you don t have one you can use a plate. Remove the smoothed buttercream cakes from the fridge or freezer must be fully chilled before glazing and place on a circular object on top of a large baking sheet to catch the run off glaze. Begin pouring the onto the center of the cake then slowly work your way out to the edges. You can also use regular cake iced in plain old buttercream to make a mirror glaze cake with frosting.

I was able to mirror glaze over cream cheese frosting. While you prepare the glaze freeze the cake for a minimum of 20 minutes. I had no problems this type of glaze you need to really follow the recipe to the letter exactly. Once the cakes are baked and cooled place one cake on a turntable.

My cake was frosted and in the freezer for 12 hours. Gelatin this is what helps the mirror glaze stick to the cake. Glucose this helps prevent the mixture from crystallizing. Make sure it s really really smooth though and frozen for a least an hour before you put that glaze over the top.